--- // consumer-producer.c #include #include #include #include #include "buffer.h" #define RAND_DIVISOR 100000000 //random function setup pthread_mutex_t mutex; //setup mutex lock sem_t full‚ empty; //setup binary semaphores buffer_item buffer[BUFFER_SIZE]; //setup buffers int counter; //setup buffer counter pthread_t tid; //setup thread ID pthread_attr_t attr; //setup thread attributes void *producer(void *param); //producer thread void *consumer(void *param);
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Journal of Consumer Research Inc. Brand Community Author(s): Albert M. Muniz‚ Jr. and Thomas C. O’Guinn Source: Journal of Consumer Research‚ Vol. 27‚ No. 4 (March 2001)‚ pp. 412-432 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/319618 . Accessed: 29/09/2011 15:11 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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Consumer Behavior : Chapter 1 SUMMARY: The discipline of consumer research has its roots in marketing research. There are two paradigms of consumer research – qualitative and quantitative. While qualitative deals with consumer insights in a visual form or in words‚ quantitative is primarily number driven. Some researchers now use both these techniques together to get more accurate insights. The consumer research process focuses on defining the research problem‚ conducting exploratory and evaluation
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Consumer Behaviour Consumer Research Learning Objectives 1. To Understand the Importance of Consumer Research for Firms and Their Brands‚ as Well as Consumers. 2. To Understand the Steps in the Consumer Research Process. 3. To Understand the Importance of Establishing Specific Research Objectives as the First Step in the Design of a Consumer Research Project. Learning Objectives (continued) 4. To Understand the Purposes and Types of Secondary Consumer Research That Is Available for Making
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This research examines customer attitudes and satisfaction with compliance practices in the fast food industry‚ looking specifically at McDonald’s. Through qualitative and quantitative research methods‚ it was ascertained that as a majority‚ customers are satisfied and willing to comply with the requirements of the service routine. Customer attitudes were then determined and several motives for the compliance behaviour emerged. LITERATURE REVIEW McDonald’s has had such success since opening
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be critical to enhance the understanding of the business and to improve decision-making. The Sales Analyst will create both standardized & custom reports‚ conduct quantitative solutions & sales analysis‚ provide support for internal‚ retailer & consumer promotions‚ and assess future needs and data integrity. He/She must develop standardized tools‚ methodologies and business processes aimed at improving operational efficiency. Responsibilities Collect‚ analyze‚ evaluate and report data in order
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Consumer Research‚ Inc. is investigating whether there is any correlation between specific characteristics of credit card users and the amount these users charge on credit cards. Their objective is to determine if these characteristics can accurately predict the annual dollar amount charged by credit card users. Data was collected from a sample of 50 credit card consumers presenting information on the annual income (referred as Income)‚ size of household (referred as Household)‚ and the annual
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CHAPTER 2 Consumer Research LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter students should be able to: 1. Compare the differences between customer research and marketing research. 2. Describe the differences between quantitative research and qualitative research. 3. Understand the use of positivist and interpretivist research. 4. Describe the steps in the consumer research process. 5. Explain the difference between primary and secondary research. 6. Discuss the differences between
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This case study included information on a sample of fifty credit card accounts. This information‚ table one‚ included household size‚ annual income‚ and the amount charged to the account. Scatter plots of the data were produced. Figure one shows household size vs. amount charged. This graph shows that the positive linear relationship of the data is somewhat strong. The r squared is 0.56‚ analyzing the graph there is a correlation of household size to amount charged‚ but there is a range per
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University‚ "a research problem is the situation that causes the researcher to feel apprehensive‚ confused and ill at ease". Do you feel the same way about your research problem? A research problem is the situation that causes the researcher to feel apprehensive‚ confused and ill at ease. A research problem is the first step and the most important requirement in the researchprocess. It serves as the foundation of a research study thus if well formulated‚ youexpect a
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